Man Hunting Hogs Says He Accidentally Shot Girlfriend

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 01: A pig sits inside it's pen at the farm on May 1, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The World Health Organisation has issued a phase five Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) pandemic warning following the outbreak with positive reports of the virus spreading to the United States of America, United Kingdom and Europe. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

File photo of a hog. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

BUNNELL, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — Authorities say a woman has been hospitalized in Florida after her boyfriend reported he heard a noise in the woods during a hog-hunting trip and accidentally shot her in the legs.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s office says Steven Egan was in a tent with Lisa Simmons when he saw a hog and shot at it Saturday evening.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal (http://bit.ly/I5Ap0L ) reports Egan told authorities he thought he hit the hog and left the tent to search for it. The sheriff’s statement said he heard a noise, thought it was the same hog and fired in that direction.

Deputies say Simmons was struck with a .30-caliber bullet in both legs and underwent surgery at a medical center, where she was in serious condition. Egan and Simmons are both 52.